Prophet Tomi Arayomi, Wife Flee Nigeria After DSS Arrest
Category: Crime News
Tomi Arayomi, the pastor of RIG Nation and Pioneer Church, United
Kingdom, has narrated how Nigeria’s secret police, Department of State
Services detained him, his wife, and his aide.
They were arrested
after disembarking from their 9 am Ibom Air flight from Lagos to the Federal
Capital Territory on Friday.
Arayomi’s twin brother, Tobi Arayomi,
hinted on the development via his Instagram page, @tobiarayomi, on Friday.
According to Tobi, his brother was apprehended by DSS operatives
over politics-related prophecies he made.
Meanwhile, Tobi, posting
their photos, later on Friday revealed that his brother and wife had been
released.
“@tomiarayomi and @tahmar.india are out. Thank you all
for your prayers,” Tobi posted on Instagram.
In a lengthy
statement released via his verified Twitter handle on Sunday, Arayomi narrated
their ordeal.
He stated that they were arrested by six DSS
officers who forced them to surrender all their gadgets and drove them to the
agency’s headquarters.
The statement reads in part: “Tomiarayomi
Prophetess Tahmar and I would like to express our gratitude for all your
prayers and international support during Fridays ordeal with The DSS.
“We can confirm that on Good Friday 7th April we arrived at Abuja
to visit one of our branches when we were picked up by about 6 armed agents
who did not identify themselves as DSS or any law enforcement agency.
“My
wife, myself and my aide Emmanuel Ezerika were forced to surrender our mobile
phones and enter the vehicles where we were taken at considerable speed to
what we later learned were DSS HQ. The officers, some of who wore balaclavas
were not immediately recognizable as DSS.”
He also stated that DSS
locked them without providing them with any information about the reason for
their arrest after obtaining some of their personal information.
He continued: “Our pictures were taken, finger prints and data
collected and we were locked inside a room with no real knowledge as to the
grounds for our arrest. After a lengthy interrogation, it appears media and
social media pressure forced DSS to release my wife and I.
“My
aide still remains under DSS custody and thus far, DSS have been elusive as to
his exact whereabouts. We will not divulge the particulars of the
investigation at this point as we are still awaiting the safe release of my
aide.
“Out of concern for my young children and my wife’s well
being, we made the unfortunate decision to leave Nigeria abruptly. This
decision did not come lightly but with considerable prayer and counsel from
our board, trustees, colleagues in the ministry and respective families.
“I
can confirm that we are safe and will continue to work and pray for a new
Nigeria. We remain resolute that we will return to the Nation that we have
grown to call our home but for now we will continue to press, pray and give
God no rest until Nigeria becomes a praise in the earth. We did not come to
Nigeria under any illusion of comfort. We came to serve the Lord, fully aware
of the danger.”
“We want you to know that Tahmar and I remain
strong and unwavering in our commitment to Nigeria and the many great leaders
we have encountered during our time there. We want to thank every leader and
friend who reached out, called, texted, posted. We are so grateful. This is
not goodbye. This is see you soon! In a new and better Nigeria,” he added.
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